#3 - Tova Averbuch: Shared Leadership - Challenges and Opportunities

Tova Averbuch shares insights from her extensive experience as a consultant, teacher, and facilitator of Organizational Development. Opening space on a level playing field means sharing leadership and power, which must have a good reason. She provides striking examples of when and how this works, even better in hierarchical organizations. Consultants/facilitators adopt the role of a midwife, fostering authentic participation of the formal leaders and inviting everyone needed in ever-widening circles in the system. Transcript Chapters Introduction Looking for a new paradigm, bumping into Open Space Technology My first Open Space experience A playful invitation Facilitator as a midwife Don't judge leaders who are afraid to lose control Worries of leaders are information An example of a covenant with a High Tech startup The system is the client Ever-widening circles of engagement, the beginning never stops Hierarchy helps create a (temporary) level playing field Check-out More information Website Tova Averbuch Book Initiating and Inviting Generative Change. Entry and Contracting for Emergent Outcomes in Result Driven Organizations. More info and order